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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-28 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than the Motorola DROID Turbo's 77.9 general score. These devices use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4, providing a couple nice extra features. Although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is just a little heavier than Motorola DROID Turbo, it's incredibly thinner and also incredibly newer.
Motorola DROID Turbo has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has less CPU cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Motorola DROID Turbo features a way better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a higher amount of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star captures clearer photographs and videos than Motorola DROID Turbo, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low light images and video.
The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
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